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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1944

Page

17

Easter Cantata and Social News From Straitsville

Straitsville residents share Easter events and family updates including the All-Girl Choir cantata in the Methodist Church, birthdays and anniversaries, military furloughs, births, and local property moves. Notables include Cpl Harry Strain on furlough, Pvt Pearl Jewett ill in Miami Beach, and the Campbell couple observing their 50th anniversary.

New Straitsville Methodist Church Thea White Bess Callahan Joe Callahan, Jr Elyria John Beattie Noel Dyer Edward Mills Akron Amy Lanning Margaret Edwards Dot Brown Columbus Evelyn Strain Barberton Cpl Harry Strain Owen Wallace Ed Burke Lon Arnett John Connor Logan Florence Huston Marion Celia Evans Ed Evans Bill Dishon Nora Shellhower Second St Betty Jewett Pearl Jewett Miami Beach Fla Bob Jinks Jinks Wavelyn Irwin Ethel Slatter Straitsville Martyn Hiles Harry Witchey George Vernon Peter Vernon New Lexington Samaritan Hospital Zanesville John Campbell

Hold Everything War Critique Sparks Inspector's WAC Review

A cartoonish wartime caption accuses mismanagement and poor paperwork as the inspector targets the Women’s Army Corps. The tongue in cheek line suggests frustration with command decisions and inspection standards during wartime operations.

Easy to Make a Smart Jumper Dress Pattern No 8641

A simple jumper dress with slim seams down the skirt front and a straight front opening. Offered in plain materials or ginghams, it pairs with a pastel or white blouse. Sizes 12 to 42, requires modest yardage and costs 15 cents plus 1 cent postage.

Athens Messenger Sixth Avenue New York N. Y

FAMED JOCKEY Womens 56 He is a farmed 1 jockey

A fragmented puzzle style item lists clues and answers across categories including sports figures, chemistry symbols, and times. The garbled text mixes numbered hints such as 1 River, 2 Either, 3 Gaseous element, with entries referencing a jockey and various words, creating a crossword like puzzle fragment.

Puzzle phrase mapping attempt ends in a misfire

A reader's cryptic prompt lists clues such as Cooking vessel captures grieves Dutch city uncloses coalesce pig's home serpents cudgel and make a. The fragmentary items hint at wordplay without a complete solution or consistent grid context.

Puzzle of hints and clues puzzle by J R Williams

A compact brain teaser from J R Williams outlines a sequence of clues such as mistake, preposition, look askance, pry, electrical term, and numbers. It hints at a themed wordplay puzzle with embedded references and a calendar month abbreviation, inviting readers to decode meanings and connections.

Home Needlework Patterns by Mrs. Anne Cabot

A pattern for a midsummer white cotton hat crochet pattern Dutch Cap No. 5603 priced at 15 cents plus 1 cent postage. Instructions available from Anne Cabot The Athens Messenger New York.

Anne Cabot Athens Messenger Sixth Avenue New York N. Y

Conflicting Astral Conditions Signal Troubled Yet Redeemable Day

The forecast notes contradictions and subtle sabotages with possible undercover attacks and disastrous outcomes. Personal life, affection, and domestic affairs appear most unsettled, while inner aspirations may gain with discipline and prudent restraint. a tempestuously inclined child born today may show artistic and spiritual traits.

Easter Visit Brings Saunders Family and Guests

Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Saunders welcomed all four daughters for the Easter holiday. The group included Jean Maridel and Wanda of Dayton, Dexter of Wendover Utah, Audra from Gallipolis, plus Mrs. Esther Dovell of Dayton and Cpl Ray Carter from North Carolina as guests.

Gallipolis E. D. Saunders Jean Maridel Wanda Dayton Dexter Wendover Utah Audra Esther Dovell Cpl Ray Carter North Carolina

Radio Highlights Time Listed Is Eastern War Time

Schedule lists 8:00 Orson Welles at The Marvelous Barastro on CBS WBN 6:30 Do We Have a Foreign Now on Academy of Music Philadelphia True WCO. 8:30 Jan Garber Band United Airlines Cheyenne Blue WCOL. 9:00 Bob Hope with Binger NBC WLW. 10:30 Stop or Go quiz Joe E Brown Mischa Auer Blue WCOL. 10:20 Rockefeller Inter-American Affairs with Van Voorhis NBC WLW. Connee Boswell with Harry Coo l Ray Bloch Orchestra OBS WENS emcee Pan American Day final segment.

Orson Welles Barastro CBS WBN Academy of Music Philadelphia Mutual WHKC Jan Garber United Airlines Cheyenne Wyo Bob Hope Gee Binger Nbc-Wlw Edward Everett Ferton Joan Davis Jack Haley Manhattan Beach N. Y Coast Guard Arenones Brent Abbott and Costello Joe E. Brown Mischa Auer Blue-Wcol Nelson A. Rockefeller Westorece van Voorhis NBCLW Connee Boswell Harry Cool Ray Bloch Salto Pan-American Day

Long Bottom Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Alvin Myers Jr. a Coast Guard Seaman second class on 15 day leave visits his parents in Long Bottom. Leona Myers of Silver Ridge weekend guest in Marietta. WAVES Seaman Mary Elizabeth Myers also weekend guest. Bernice Betzing employed in Akron visits her father C F Betzing. Clay Tuttle of Akron makes a Pomeroy trip. Mrs Walter Tuttle of Akron spends weekend with husband.

Long Alvin Myers, Jr Alvin Myers Seaman Myers Coast Guard Virginia Beach Leona Myers Silver Ridge Marietta Mary Elizabeth Myers The WAVES Bernice Betzing Akron C. F. Betzing Clay Tuttle Pomeroy Walter Tuttle

Berg Menace Across Oceans Threatens Northern Routes

Icebergs pose a serious danger mainly in the North Atlantic, with occasional incursions near Cape Horn. Few reach the open sea in the North Pacific as most break up in bays while adrift.

North Atlantic Cape Horn North Pacific

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Mabel Ambrose Cherrington Hospital Bob Wilson Charleston New York Central Railroad Howard Blankenship Vera Karen Kirby Duncan Falls Fred Blankenship Lancaster Clyde Strain Charles Lang Nelson Morgan Thomas Smith Pat Off By Hershberger Bird City Mans Louisiana Avery Island E. A.mcilhenny U.S. Army Air Corps U.S U.S. Pat Nova Scotia Vermont J. R. Williams Sag Pty Hoople Martha Calcutta Dan Fitz Tierra del Fuego Mistaia Masor By Merrill Blosser Gosn Diy Bank Mrs. Anne Cabot Will BY Edgar Martin Wille BY Leslie Turner Burma Use, Lee V. J. Hamlin Ham Fisher Joe Palooka Joe Dee Blondie Chic Young Gee Red Ryder Fred Harman By Genevieve Kemble
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